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Bartholomew Barker

Bartholomew Barker is an organizer of Living Poetry, where he has hosted monthly workshops for more than decade. His first poetry collection, Wednesday Night Regular, written in and about strip clubs, was published in 2013. His second, Milkshakes and Chilidogs, a chapbook of food inspired poetry was served in 2017. He was nominated for the Pushcart Prize in 2021, 2024 & 2025 as well as the Best of the Net Anthology in 2024. His work has appeared in The Lake, Autumn Sky Poetry Daily, Panoply, Tipton Poetry Journal, the Gyroscope Review and the Naugatuck River Review among others.
Bartholomew Barker has written 446 posts for Living Poetry

Monday Poetry Prompt: Invention

This week let’s write a poem about invention. It could be the act of invention or maybe a particular invention that has impacted our lives, either positively or negatively.

Visual Poetry Prompt

I believe a poet could write a whole book based on this one image, rebellious youth, clandestine love affair, spy caper. Tip of the poetic top hat to JeanMarie for sharing the image for this month’s visual poetry prompt!  

Monday Poetry Prompt: Carpe Diem

Let’s write a carpe diem poem this week! That’s Latin for seize the day, of course, so get to it! No procrastinating! YOLO!  

Monday Poetry Prompt: Town

This week, let’s write a poem about a town or a city or a village. It could be your hometown or where you live now or somewhere you’ve visited or somewhere you want to be.

Monday Poetry Prompt: Roadtrip!

This week let’s write a Road Trip poem, summer vacations, roadside tourist traps, driving all night, what’s not to like?

Monday Poetry Prompt: Measuring

This week let’s write a poem about measuring. It can be about measuring something, gauging a quantity, estimating a result. We’ll even accept poems about measurements. Post your masterpiece below.

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